Combined iron holder and cord take-up



- June 10, 1930. F. ELLINGER 1,762,966

COMBINED IRON HOLDER AND CORD TAKE-UP Filed Jun 21, 1928 ,2 Sheets-Sheet 1 & M

' June 10, 1930. F. ELLINGER 1,

COMBINED IRON HOLDER AND CORD TAKE-UP Filed June 21, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 10, 1930 UNITED/STATES PATENT,

FLORA ELLINGEB, or MIL AUKEE, Wisconsin comnnmn mou notmiaaun com: man-U1" Application filed .luii e 2l, 1928. serial no. 287,123. I

a novel form of iron holder which may be a 6 readily detachabl attached toan ironing board in avery su stantial and easy manner, and which is adapted to hold the iron and is provided with a take-up for taking up a slack in the cord from the iron, so that the cord is always held out of the away of the operator and out of contact with the heated iron. I

Embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device 'showing it attached to the ironing board with a portion of the board broken away 5 Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through the board showing the device in place; 7 p Figure 3 is a view partly 1n section with v the section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a view of amodified form of take-up;

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fi re 4. e

Re erring to the drawings, it will be seen that the device comprises a sheet metal iron rest having a bodyoportion 1 having an end 8 flange 2, and a side flange;3. This iron rest is riveted or otherwise secured to a supporting bar 4 which extends therefrom and beneath the ironing board 5. It is removably received within a clip 6, such clip being prodetachably locked in place, as shown particularl in Figures 1 and 2.

- T he take-up comprises, in the form shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3, a tubular upright 8 provided with an enlarged threaded hub at its lower end which receivesthe upper'convolutions of a spring 9. The lower convolutions of the spring are received in the threaded boss 10 of a bracket 11 which is slotted and fits over one of theflanges of the body ortion, for instance, the side flange 3.- This racket is locked in place by means of a pair of set'screws 12 and is usually left in place, the entire device being removed by merely loosening the thumb screw or set vided with a set screw 7, whereby it may be screw 7. The cord for the iron, indicated by I the reference character 13, is threaded through the tube 8, and its upper end is passed F CE through an insulating collar or eyelet 14 vwhich is screwed into the up er end of the tubular vupright or' bar 8. It is preferable to weld the ends of the spring 9 to the enlarged lower portion of the tubular member 8 and also to the boss 10. I

In using the device, the operator merel places the 1ron;upon the rest whenrequire' and when the iron is moved back and forth along the ironing board 5, the upri ht 8 free 1y rocks to accommodate the motion of the iron, and also maintainsthe cord under a slight tension to keep it from dropping down in the way of the work or iron. I In the form shown in Figures 4 and 5, the

same inventive idea is employed, the spring o 9 being welded to the threaded hub 15 of an upright rod 16.] The rod is provided with an eyelet 17 at its u per end which carries a ring 18 through wh1ch the cord 13 is threaded. The lowerv portion of the rod 16 or upright is provlded with a 5 ring clip 19 which" is welded to the rod an which removably receives the cord 13.

In each form of the invention, the cord maybe readily adjusted, as required in the, initial ad ustment of thedevice. the cord is later found to be of an improper lil'lftll, it may be immediately adjusted by s 1 take-up. I

It isto be noted that this take-up is of very simple construction and isat all times out of the wa of the operator,

It may be esirable to round' tlie exposed corners of the body portion 1 of the iron rest, as indicated by ,t-hefreference character 20, I so that there is 'no chance of the operators hand or arm being scratched b such portion. Instead, a rounded sur ace is presented.

It will be seen that a very simple form of Also, if

mg it one way or the other through the' combined iron rest and take-up has been provided by this invention which may be easilymade, easily applied, and readily removed from the ironing board. I

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is intended as illustrative rather than limitin as the invention may be variously embodie and as the scope of such invention is to be 5 determined as claimed. I claim: v Ina take-up device, a bracket, a threaded 5 boss, disposed at an angle with respect to the bracket and formed with a central bore, a tubular upright, a removable collar at the upper end of the upright, an enlarged threaded hub at the lower end of the upright and a' coil spring having one end engaged with the threaded hub and the other end engaged with the threaded boss.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

FLORA ELLINGER. 

